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Things that I am sick and tired of hearing about Ralph Wilson

1.) "He's Cheap"

Really? We have a $100 million dollar offensive line. We just gave L. Evans a four-year, $37.25 million contract extension. Schoeble got a $50 million extension. Jason Peters is about to get a healthy extension this offseason (after recieving a pretty nice deal a few years ago). Kelsay, McGee, Reed, also got some decent checks as well. Not to mention a few others... NEXT

2.) "He doesn't care about Buffalo"

Huh? Ralph has kept this franchise in WNY for like, 1/2 a century...When he could have easily picked up and left allllloooooooooooooong time ago. Are you serious? He is not loyal to this area?

3.) "He is all about the money" 

Yeah? See #1 & #2....Do we really think that Ralph could not have just relocated the Bills for much greener pastures, and made off with a ton of dough? Lowest tickets in the league when he undoubtly knows, that with the passion of Bills fans he could of easily doubled the price of tickets, and we probably would still sell out a majority of games, yet he understands the economic reality of that region.

4.) "He has no passion, doesn't care, or doesn't want to field a winning team"

Oh? Have any of you actually seen Ralph on game day? My boy has season tickets at the Ralph, section 112 I belive. Right in front of Ralph's box...and boy, I can tell you, he is just as animate on gameday as the fans...or maybe more. He cares. Or he would of given up 10 years ago.

5.) "He's old & senile"

Stop playing. You may reference some of Jerry Sullivan's recent post game comments about "How Old Man Wilson" cackles when asked about DJ's status, or when asked about the talent level of the players. Do we really believe that we are one of  the most talented teams of the league? Was he crazy for bringing in Marv as GM to attempt to stabilize the franchise? So crazy for not wanting to reliquish control to a GM after the Donahue Era? For offering DJ an extension after a promising 5-1 start? Especially when he been through 4 (i think) coaching regimes in 10 year, and realize that another head coach (notice I said coach and not staff) might not be the answer, but some stability might? Joe pa just got a 3 yr coaching extension at the ripe old age of 82....Ralph is 90 & still going strong. He realizes he's got a problem on his hands...

6.) "He should just sell the team now"

Why? Why should he? He has invested over half of his life to this franchise. We root for it...but we don't own it. Sadly, it owns us. Put yourself in his shoes, and the potential situiation his heirs could be in. Get your money Ralph while you can. He owes Buffalo nothing (as much as it pains me to say that), but he really doesn't. We owe him for keeping us revelant, and giving us something to love and hate for soooo many years. I thank you for that alone Mr. Wilson

And lastly...what bothers me the most about all of this....

7.) "Oh, I can't wait till he dies, or when he goes, or when Ralph is a goner...the team will get better"

 

Are you kidding me? Do we value a silly game played on Sundays more than a man's life?

I refuse to believe that.

Thank you Ralph, for the good times and the bad times. Thank you for giving me something to be proud of being from Buffalo besides chicken wings. I hope you are around long enough for us to enjoy a championship with you.

Cuz you deserve it.

 

Just another great fan opinion shared on the pages of BuffaloRumblings.com.